The Lion and the Mouse - Hardcover

Jones, Carol

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395869560 ISBN 13: 9780395869567

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1997

Synopsis

In an adaptation of a classic fable, an adventurous mouse proves that even tiny creatures can be capable of great deeds after he rescues the King of the Jungle.

About this title

About the Author:

Born and educated in England, Carol Jones now lives in Australia. She is a full-time author and illusrutor who has given new life to many old favorites.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3. Jones has expanded an Aesop's fable into an adventure. Mouse's first foray out of the hold of the sailing ship where he lives with his family leads to a disastrous encounter with a cat and a plunge into the sea. Washed up on an island, he escapes from one dangerous animal after another until he is captured by Lion, who admires his courage and lets him go. A few hours later, Mouse hears Lion's cry of distress and rescues him from a hunter's net. Lion then arranges for Mouse to return to his family. The augmented tale moves quickly enough to keep children's interest but lacks the focused simplicity and dignity that makes the traditional version so appealing. Each two-page spread has a full-page of illustration faced by one of text. The middle of the text page contains a round hole that first gives a peek at an element in the next picture and, when the page is turned, looks back at part of the preceding painting. The devise is adequate, but it is sometimes difficult to determine just what is being shown through the peep hole. The colors in the pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations have such a similarity of tone and are so busy with details and crosshatching that the figures are frequently overpowered by the backgrounds. All in all, this retelling adds nothing new to a familiar fable.?Karen James, Louisville Free Public Library, KY
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About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0395869560
• ISBN 13: 9780395869567
• Binding: Hardcover